Risk Management & Tort Defense

Loss Prevention Resource Portal: Poisonous Plants, Animals, and Arthropods

Articles and Information

Bugs, Spiders, etc. / Hantavirus / Plants / Snakes and Other Animals / Ticks & Lyme Disease / West Nile Virus / Avian Influenza / H1N1 (Swine) Flu

Bugs, Spiders, etc.

Asthma and Bee Allergy (Allergy Society of South Africa)
Bee and Wasp Stings (Ohio State Univ. Cooperative Extension)
Bee and Wasp Stings (UC Davis)
Bee and Wasp Stings (WVU Extension Services)
Bee and Wasp Stings (WebMD)
Bees, Africanized Honeybees and Wasps (UCSD)
Black Widow Spiders (Huge Collection from Arachnology)
Black Widow Spider (Ohio State Univ. Cooperative Extension)
Black Widow Spiders (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
Brown Recluse (Violin) Spiders (Huge Collection from Arachnology)
Facts on Stinging Insects (ACAAI)
Fire Ants (Oklahoma State Univ.)
Fire Ants (UMN)
Hobo Spiders (Aggressive House Spider (Collection from Arachnology)
Home and Garden Insects (collection of pdf files from Okla. Coop. Extension)
Mosquitos (Oklahoma State Univ.)
Mud-daubers (OUPD)
Mystery Bugs (Ohio State Univ. Extension)
Recluse Spiders (Hobo Spider Web Site)
Scorpion FAQ
Scorpions (Desert USA)
Spider Bites (WebMD)
Stinging Caterpillars (Univ. Kentucky)
Stinging Insects (Univ. of Florida)
Stinging Insects in the Garden (NASD)
Using Insect Repellents Safely (EPA)
Venomous or Stinging Insects and Related Pests (FAIRS)
The Widow Spiders (Hobo Spider Web Site)
Yellow Sac Spiders (Hobo Spider Web Site)
Yellowjackets (OUPD)

Arachnology Home Page

All About Hantavirus (CDC)

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (Collection from CDC)

Hantavirus (CCOHS)

Hantavirus Fact Sheet (State of Washington DoH)

Hantavirus: What is It? (MSU)

FDA Poisonous Plant Database (FDA)
Outsmarting Poison Ivy and Its Cousins (FDA)
Poison Ivy (Kids Health)
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac (Collection from Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Info Ctr)
Poison Oak FAQ
Poisonous Plants Around the Home (NASD)
Toxic Plant List (Child & Family, Canada)

Canadian Poisonous Plant Information System
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Information Center

Ticks / Lyme Disease

Guide to Lyme Disease (LymeNet)
Lots of Links on Lyme Disease (from Art Doherty)
Lyme Disease (Center For Disease Control)
Lyme Disease (NASD)
Lyme Disease FAQ (Lloyd E. Miller)
Tick Borne Diseases (CDC)
Tick Tactics (BAM! CDC's Kids' Page)

American Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease Information Resource
LymeNet
Lyme Disease Network

Snakes and Other Animals

Dr. Seward's Gila Monster Page
For Goodness Snakes: Treating and Preventing Venomous Bites (FDA)
Guide to Florida's Poisonous Snakes (Florida's Museum of Natural History)
Rattlesnakes (Desert USA)
Snakebite Emergency First Aid Information (New York Search & Rescue)
Snakebites (GORP)
Venomous Animals of Southern California (UCSD)

West Nile Virus

Rift Valley Fever (CDC)
DEET (EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet)
Fight the Bite (NY State Dept. of Health)
Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus (Oklahoma State Univ.)
New York State West Nile Virus Response Plan (NY State Dept. of Health)
Q & A's for Pet Owners(Oklahoma State Dept. of Health)
Steps for Effective Mosquito Control (Oklahoma State Univ.)
West Nile Virus (CDC)
West Nile Virus (National Institutes of Health)
West Nile Virus (USDA/APHIS)
West Nile Virus in Oklahoma (Okla. State Dept. of Health)
West Nile Virus Maps (USGS)
The Buzz-z-z-z on West Nile Virus (BAM! CDC's Kids' Page)
Mosquito Remedy is a Hoax (Snopes)

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

Avian Influenza Outbreak (CDC)
Avian Influenza--Latest Information (WHO)
Pandemic Flu (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)

H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)

H1N1 Influenza Outbreak (CDC)
Frequently Asked Questions About Influenza (WHO)
Frequently Asked Questions About Influenza (Kimberly-Clark)

Resources

Digital Diagnostics (Oklahoma State Univ.)
Envenomations (Australian venomous critters)
Oklahoma Poison Control Center